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Efeitos da timectomia neonatal sobre o dimorfismo sexual esquelético e concentração plasmática de leptina em ratos

Authors: Mello, Wagner Garcez de;

Efeitos da timectomia neonatal sobre o dimorfismo sexual esquelético e concentração plasmática de leptina em ratos

Abstract

O presente trabalho avaliou os efeitos da timectomia neonatal sobre o dimorfismo sexual esquelético e qualidade óssea, bem como, determinou se as alterações causadas por este modelo podem influenciar as secreções de leptina em animais pré-púberes, púberes e adultos-jovens. Para isso, Ratos Wistar, neonatos foram divididos em grupo controle e grupo timectomizado, de ambos os sexos, totalizando quatro grupos experimentais (n = 06-08 por grupo). Os animais foram timectomizados no terceiro dia pós-natal. Os grupos foram eutanasiados aos 20, 40 e 120 dias pós-natais, que correspondem, respectivamente, às fases pré-púbere, púbere e adultos-jovens. Foram coletados sangue e ambos os fêmures. Os fêmures esquerdos foram usados para determinação do comprimento, realizado com auxílio de um paquímetro. Avaliação das propriedades biofísicas do fêmur foram determinadas por meio do teste de densitometria óssea, e o comportamento biomecânico avaliado por meio do o ensaio mecânico de compressão da cabeça do fêmur. Os fêmures direitos foram usados para avaliação histométrica da base do colo femoral. As amostras sanguíneas foram utilizadas para determinar as concentrações plasmáticas de leptina. Em conjunto os dados do presente trabalho demonstram que em animais controle, as diferenças sexualmente dimórficas em relação ao desenvolvimento corporal e esquelético, bem como na secreção de leptina, existem durante o período pré-púbere, mas são consolidadas após a puberdade. Demonstram ainda, que a timectomia neonatal causa alterações sexo- e tempo-dependentes no desenvolvimento corporal, propriedades estruturais e biomecânicas do tecido ósseo, além de modular a secreção plasmática de leptina, sugerindo uma comunicação bidirecional entre o Timo e esse hormônio. Estes resultados fornecem uma nova visão sobre a complexidade dinâmica da homeostase da massa óssea e sugerem que a presença do Timo durante o período perinatal é importante para o desenvolvimento esquelético normal.

This study evaluates the effects of neonatal thymectomy on skeletal sexual dimorphism and bone quality. In addition, we verified whether the changes caused by this model may influence the leptin secretion in prepubertal, puberty and adulthood. For this, Wistar, newborns were divided into control group and thymectomized group, of both sexes, totaling four experimental groups (n = 08 per group). The animals were thymectomized at the third postnatal day. The groups were euthanized at 20, 40 and 120 days’ postnatal life, which correspond respectively to the prepuberty, puberty and adulthood periods. Blood and both femurs were collected. The left femurs were used to determine the length, conducted with the aid of a caliper. The biophysical properties of the femur were evaluated using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and the biomechanical properties assessed by the mechanical compression of the femoral head. In the right femurs, the base of the femoral neck was used to quantitative histometric analysis. The blood samples were used to determine plasma concentrations of leptin. Taken together, the data of the present study demonstrates that control animals, sexually dimorphic differences in relation to body and skeletal development as well as the secretion of leptin, there during the prepubertal period but are consolidated after puberty. Demonstrate further that the neonatal thymectomy causes changes sex- and time-dependent on body development, structural and biomechanical properties of bone tissue, as well as plasma leptin secretion, suggesting a cross-talk between Thymus and this hormone. These findings provide new insight into the dynamic complexity of bone homeostasis and suggest that the presence of Thymus during the perinatal period is important for normal skeletal development.

Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - FOA

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Leptin, Leptina, Skeletal sexual dimorphism, Timo, Dimorfismo sexual esquelético, Thymus

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